Szczepan Kopyt (1983) - is a poet and a musician. He graduated in philosophy from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. He He is the author of five poetry anthologies: [yass] (2004), możesz czuć się bezpiecznie (2006), sale sale sale (2009), buch (2011) and kir (2013). The last two books came out as audiobooks; the musical parts were recorded by the Kopyt/Kowalski duo (www.kopytkowalski.pl). He also works as a solo artist, accompanying himself on a variety of different instruments at festivals, in clubs, libraries and as part of direct action.

Przemysław Czapliński, a highly influential Polish literary critic, highlights the fact that, in his poetry, Kopyt is able to draw on "his ability to damage all forms of discourse and kick-start linguistic rebellion in every field of language”. This said, for a long time now, it is through the prism of political engagement that we have been able to decipher the true meaning of his work.